Punch Taverns' profits to get boost from 'sunshine factor'
24-Aug-2010 By Hamish Champ
Punch Taverns said profits for the current financial year would be "marginally ahead" of previous forecasts of around £128.5m, thanks to factors...
24-Aug-2010 By Ewan Turney
Punch expects profits to be "marginally ahead" of its expectations for the year, thanks to a fourth quarter sales rise at its managed pubs. At its...
16-Aug-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Punch Taverns has paid out £3,000 in compensation to a girl who fractured her finger at one of it's Staffordshire pubs. Seven-year-old Caitlyn...
Punch appoints Bhs man as national ops director
12-Aug-2010
Punch Pub Company has recruited Bhs retail director Darren Topp as its national operations director. Topp previously joined Bhs from Marks &...
12-Aug-2010 By Ewan Turney
Punch Pub Company has appointed BHS retail director Darren Topp as national operations director. Topp's start date to join the 800-strong managed...
10-Aug-2010 By The PMA Team
Punch Taverns has revealed the dates and venues for its annual roadshow event for 6,000-plus licensees. Trade consultant Phil Dixon will be hosting...
09-Aug-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Punch Taverns has launched an investigation after two children lost part of their fingers in one of its Staffordshire pub's doors. Last week...
05-Aug-2010 By The PMA Team
Andy Slee, former head of on-trade for Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE), is to take a full-time role at Punch Taverns.
27-Jul-2010 By John Harrington
Punch Taverns' code of practice with tenants has been formally accredited for clarity under the BIIBAS scheme.
Punch's code of practice gets formal accreditation
27-Jul-2010 By Hamish Champ
The BII's Benchmarking and Accreditation Service (BIIBAS) has announced it has formally accredited the code of practice of Punch Partnerships, the...
26-Jul-2010 By John Harrington
Punch has vowed to invest in its pubs immediately after the lease is handed back to give new licensees "the best possible chance" to trade well from...
26-Jul-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Glenview Capital, the US-based hedge fund, is rebuilding its interest in Punch Taverns, raising its stake in the pub group twice in a week. The...
20-Jul-2010 By Lesley Foottit
A licensee is expanding his business after buying the freehold of his pub from Punch last July. Rob Williams has been granted permission to add 15...
Mark Daniels: Exterior Decoration By Punch Taverns
09-Jul-2010
With only two weeks to go now until my charity bike ride, which conveniently coincides with the end of Proud of Pubs week, I'm spending quite a bit...
Punch Taverns shares rise after "encouraging" trading update
06-Jul-2010 By Hamish Champ
Shares in Punch Taverns rose more than five per cent this morning after the UK's largest pubco said it was on track to hit its annual trading...
06-Jul-2010 By Ewan Turney
Punch has warned that profits from its leased and tenanted division remain under pressure due to lower drinks margins and reduced rental income....
28-Jun-2010 By The PMA Team
Carlsberg UK and Punch have unveiled a new five-year agreement for the brewer to continue as the pubco's exclusive drinks distribution provider.
25-Jun-2010 By John Harrington
A Punch lessee has questioned why the pubco won't let him use a device to serve draught-quality Guinness in a glass from a can. Michael White said...
21-Jun-2010 By The PMA Team
The Punch Taverns leased division is dropping from four regions to three in the wake of re-organisation prompted by the departure of Kevin Georgel.
Punch Taverns announces major management re-shuffle
21-Jun-2010 By Hamish Champ
Punch Taverns has announced a series of structural and management changes to its leased and managed pub businesses, to take effect this summer. The...
11-Jun-2010 By Ewan Turney
Greene King has acquired four pub restaurants from Punch Taverns for £5.3m — the pubs are food-led sites.
Punch apologises after homophobia row
07-Jun-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Punch Taverns has offered an "unreserved apology" after accusations of homophobia were levelled at staff at one of its London pubs. Around 100...
07-Jun-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Punch will reward 100 tenants and lessees for outstanding pub management through its Pub Excellence Awards, launched last month. Each month for four...
07-Jun-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Punch Taverns has launched an investigation after allegations that a group of customers were refused service at a London pub due to their sexuality.
04-Jun-2010 By Gemma McKenna
A Punch lessee has had his rent reduced by 60%, after a judge said an earlier rent review was not valid. George Scott has been involved in a...
03-Jun-2010 By The PMA Team
Punch Taverns will be more than halfway through its plan to invest £20m on 450 leased sites by the start of the World Cup next week. The company,...
27-May-2010 By Tony Halstead
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Punch Taverns clarifies its use of the word 'partnership'
25-May-2010 By Hamish Champ
Roger Whiteside, managing director of Punch Taverns' leased and tenanted pub operation, has clarified what the pubco means when it refers to a...
25-May-2010 By Ewan Turney
Ian Dyson will take over as chief executive of Punch Taverns on 6 September, the pub company has confirmed. Current boss Giles Thorley will remain...
Punch's new code of practice heralds "behavioural shift
20-May-2010 By Hamish Champ
Roger Whiteside, Punch Taverns' leased estate boss, believes the pubco's new code of conduct will drive a "fundamental behavioural shift" in the way...
20-May-2010 By John Harrington
Punch has lodged appeals of new business rates levels at around 300 leased and tenanted pubs in under three weeks. As the Morn-ing Advertiser...
19-May-2010 By John Harrington
The head of Punch's leased estate says he doesn't expect wholesale changes to the pubcos' new code of practice after consulting with licensees. The...
Punch polls partners over code of practice
18-May-2010 By Hamish Champ
Punch Taverns is inviting all 6,318 of its lessees to comment on its soon-to-be-published code of practice. The document has been accredited "in...
18-May-2010 By Ewan Turney
All Punch tenants will be able to have their say on the pubco's new code of practice before it is finalised. The 63-page code of practice has been...
14-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Punch is offering more than 400 lucky customers a Goalden ticket that will get them free food and drink throughout the World Cup.
12-May-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
Kevin Georgel, the highly-regarded operations director within Punch Taverns' leased arm, is to join Admiral Taverns as managing director. Georgel is to replace Lynne D'Arcy, who has decided to step down from Admiral.
11-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit
More than 1,200 Punch tenants and lessees attended a training course to help them boost sales during the World Cup. Profit Through Sport aimed to...
11-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Punch is hosting wine tasting roadshows for its tenants and lessees to mark the launch of its new wine list yesterday. The new wine offer comprises...
07-May-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
The managed pub arm of Punch Taverns is to launch a new bar brand called West Coast Grill to replace the Old Orleans name.
05-May-2010 By Ewan Turney
Carlsberg UK is to supply all guest ales to Punch Tavern's managed estate — it takes over from Waverley TBS.
Punch Taverns names M&S man as CEO
05-May-2010 By Hamish Champ
Punch Taverns has appointed Ian Dyson, currently Marks & Spencers' (M&S) group finance and operations director, as its new chief executive....
Punch Taverns looking for at least £36m in latest pub sell-off
05-May-2010 By Hamish Champ
Punch Taverns hopes to raise at least £36m by selling more than 30 of its managed pubs in England and Scotland. The pubco has appointed property...
05-May-2010 By Ewan Turney
Marks & Spencer finance and operations director Ian Dyson is to become chief executive of Punch Taverns. Dyson has previously been finance...
'Carnage student pub crawl organiser spared jail after punching 61-year-old unconscious'
30-Apr-2010 By James Wilmore
A student pub-crawl organiser has been given a suspended jail sentence for punching a 61-year-old man unconscious after he expressed concerns about...
Punch's new lease deals are a step in the right direction
26-Apr-2010 By Hamish Champ
Some will doubtless view Punch's new lease agreements and renewed appeal for entrepreneurial types to run its pubs as a complete waste of time. Never...
Hamish Champ: Punch Taverns and its 'chief executive replacement' conundrum
26-Apr-2010 By Hamish Champ
Succession planning is a thorny issue for any organisation, especially so if the main man has been in situ for a long time. Heaven knows - though...
26-Apr-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Giles Thorley, the outgoing chief executive of Punch Taverns, has set up a new company under the name Anthrop Capital. Thorley, who announced last...
23-Apr-2010 By The PMA Team
A City analyst, who has been bearish on the prospects for quoted tenanted operators, has re-iterated a cautious view on Punch Taverns after...
Thorley's departure the 'elephant in the room' at Punch's City meeting
23-Apr-2010 By Hamish Champ
Giles Thorley's imminent departure from Punch Taverns was the "elephant in the room" at the group's results presentation to analysts earlier this...
22-Apr-2010 By The PMA Team
Licensees can be put off by the way pubcos grab their profits through rent. Punch has a new plan to retain good operators, says The PMA Team.
